Category Archives: crime

DNA evidence collected by the Wellesley Police Department back in 2009 has paid off in the arrest of an alleged thief of copper from Wellesley Municipal Light Plant. Some $24K worth of copper was swiped from the MLP on Cedar Street back in 2009, but at least one thief left DNA evidence behind that now-Sergeant [...]

Wellesley Police have reported that at least six unlocked cars at homes in Wellesley were broken into over the past couple of days. Break-ins investigated took place on Bobolink, Redwing, Heckle, Bancroft, Pine and Elm. Needham police have also reported car break-ins near the Wellesley line. So far, the reports are that thieves have gotten [...]

Wellesley ranks #17 on CNN Money’s list of top-earning towns, with a median family income of $177K, though perhaps the recent shutdown of an illegal massage parlor will hurt the town’s ranking for the next time around. The Wellesley entry on CNN Money’s list, which features an image of Linden Square, reads in part: “…if [...]

The Wellesley Police Department is investigating the first commercial break-in of the year in town — at the Dunkin’ Donuts located at 978 Worcester Street (Route 9 eastbound). An officer discovered the break-in shortly after midnight (Tuesday AM), finding signs  of forced entry and removal of undisclosed items from inside. RELATED: Wellesley crime/incident map

Wellesley police are on the lookout for a man who used a skimming device to swipe ATM card information from a Citizen’s Bank on Linden Street in Wellesley and then stole thousands of dollars from victims’ accounts at out-of-state ATMs.

The Wellesley Police Department has released an excellent new interactive crime and incident map using Google Maps technology that lets you see at a glance where evil is lurking in town, or at least where people are getting into trouble. Icons on the map indicate where vandalism, drunk driving stops, thefts  and other incidents have [...]

The Wellesley Police Department has put together a map plotting out where accidents took place in town last month (We were just asking WPD a couple of weeks ago about whether they might be up for doing something like this, as well as one for break-ins or other crimes…). This map breaks out which accidents [...]